Serina's family was unquestionably the most powerful family in Starshine City—without equal.
Nearly half of the facilities at the Spiritual Energy Academy had been donated by Serina's family.
For the citizens of Starshine City, being able to work for Serina's family business was considered an enormous honor.
It could be said that Serina's offer was filled with sincerity.
Although she had the influence to force the principal to change the order directly, Serina, as the academy's goddess, would never do such a thing.
Since the principal had ordered Alex Bell and Aisha to join the Dawn Society, then Serina would simply have Ren Kuro dissolve the Dawn Society and merge all its members into the Thorn Flower Club.
Either way, the result would be the same.
Ren Kuro was stunned.
You say dissolve it, and it dissolves?
Wouldn't that make me look completely spineless?
"President Serina, I'm afraid that won't work. Even if I agree to dissolve the Dawn Society, my members won't agree. Right?"
"Right!" Yuki Amehara immediately declared his position. He absolutely didn't want the Dawn Society to be dissolved.
Alex Bell also cooperated, nodding with a smile.
As for Aisha, the girl behind him simply turned her face away without saying a word.
"President Serina, you see? It's not that I refuse. It's that my members refuse."
Ren Kuro casually tossed the blame onto them.
Serina frowned slightly.
"In that case, we'll follow the academy's rules and settle this with a club battle. If the Dawn Society loses, it will dissolve itself."
The Imperial Spiritual Academy Tournament was only one month away.
Serina had no intention of letting two genius newcomers slip away.
She had to secure them firmly within her grasp, train them quickly, and develop tactical strategies.
Otherwise, the Starshine City Spiritual Energy Academy would once again suffer the same humiliation as three years ago—ranking last in the Eastern Region during the Imperial Academy Tournament.
Serina's words left Ren Kuro completely stunned.
This woman…
She's ruthless.
He asked weakly,
"What if we win?"
"Win?"
Serina smiled calmly.
"You mean to say that the Thorn Flower Club might lose?"
Ren Kuro fell silent.
Look at that logic.
Perfectly flawless.
"I mean… just hypothetically. What if we win?"
"If the Dawn Society wins, then it won't have to dissolve."
Ren Kuro froze again.
If the Dawn Society lost, it would be disbanded.
If it won, then obviously it wouldn't.
Fine.
You're the goddess. The hidden final boss. Whatever you say goes.
Who would dare argue?
Seeing Ren Kuro at a loss for words, Serina's smile widened.
"To ensure fairness in this club battle, I will not participate. The Thorn Flower Club's vice president will lead the team instead."
Ren Kuro turned his head and saw the cruel smile on Tenma Kurogane's face.
His backside instantly tightened in fear.
Serina continued,
"As for the rules, we'll follow the format used in the Imperial Academy Tournament."
"There will be three solo battles. Each victory earns one point."
"There will be one two-person battle, worth two points."
"And finally, a five-person team battle, worth three points."
"Participants in the solo and duo battles may not repeat."
"The side with the higher total score wins."
"The match will take place two days from now."
At the end, the goddess added one more sentence.
"I hope you understand that I'm doing this for the future of Starshine City Spiritual Energy Academy."
Ren Kuro shrugged.
Understand?
Understand my ass.
The match hadn't even happened yet.
Why did everyone act like the Dawn Society had already lost?
The surrounding students were like they had just taken a miracle tonic.
The entire plaza erupted into excitement.
Their thoughts were almost identical to the goddess's.
The Dawn Society had no chance of winning.
"The goddess is truly the goddess—wise and farsighted."
"Exactly! If it were me, I'd have used my family's power to force the principal to dissolve the Dawn Society and merge everyone into the Thorn Flower Club."
"Merge my foot! Ren Kuro, that useless trash, and Yuki Amehara, the disgrace of the Warrior Department—what right do they have to join the Thorn Flower Club?"
"Hearing you say that… actually makes a lot of sense."
Ren Kuro listened to these comments with complete disdain.
A bunch of bootlickers.
All they knew how to do was worship the goddess.
Just wait.
One day, he would slap their faces so hard they'd swell.